diff --git a/arch/ibm/decoder.cc b/arch/ibm/decoder.cc
index 4b22835a..fb7fbe5b 100644
--- a/arch/ibm/decoder.cc
+++ b/arch/ibm/decoder.cc
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ public:
 			_sector->logicalSide = _sector->physicalHead;
 		if (trackdata.ignore_track_byte())
 			_sector->logicalTrack = _sector->physicalCylinder;
+
+		for (int sector : trackdata.ignore_sector())
+			if (_sector->logicalSector == sector)
+			{
+				_sector->status = Sector::MISSING;
+				break;
+			}
 	}
 
     void decodeDataRecord() override
diff --git a/arch/ibm/ibm.proto b/arch/ibm/ibm.proto
index f03104f8..cb601c62 100644
--- a/arch/ibm/ibm.proto
+++ b/arch/ibm/ibm.proto
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ syntax = "proto2";
 import "lib/common.proto";
 
 message IbmDecoderProto {
-	// Next: 10
+	// Next: 11
 	message TrackdataProto {
 		message SectorsProto {
 			repeated int32 sector = 1            [(help) = "require these sectors to exist for a good read"];
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ message IbmDecoderProto {
 		optional bool ignore_track_byte = 6      [default = false, (help) = "ignore track byte in sector header"];
 		optional bool swap_sides = 4             [default = false, (help) = "put logical side 1 on physical side 0"];
 
+		repeated int32 ignore_sector = 10        [(help) = "sectors with these IDs will not be read"];
+
 		oneof required_sectors {
 			SectorsProto sectors = 5             [(help) = "require these sectors to exist for a good read"];
 			SectorRangeProto sector_range = 9    [(help) = "require these sectors to exist for a good read"];